Kent State is a 1981 American television movie about the Kent State shootings directed by James Goldstone who won an Emmy for his work on the movie. It was filmed at Gadsden State Junior College in Alabama. [1] [2]
The film cost a reported $5 million. [3]
The film was based on two books: James Michener's Kent State: What Happened and Why? and The Kent State Coverupo by James Munves and Joseph Kelner. It was the strength of Michener's commercial reputation that sold the project to NBC. The original script was written by Gerald Green and then rewritten by Richard Kramer. Cast members of the film were reportedly unhappy with changes. [3] [4]
Cast
- Jane Fleiss
- Charley Lang
- Talia Balsam
- Keith Gordon
- Jeff McCracken
- Peter Miner
- Michael Higgins
- John Getz
- Michael Horton
- Ann Gillespie
- Shepperd Strudwick
- Roxanne Hart
- Steve Beauchamp
- David VandeBrake
- David Marshall
- Grant Gretchen West
- Margaret Dirolf
- Frederick Allen
- Bill Moses
- Jerome Dempsey
- George Coe
- Barry Snider
- Ron Frazier
- John Kellogg
- Betty Harper
- Daniel Aguar
- Mark Chamberlin
- Frederikke Borge
- Will Patton
- Ellen Barkin
References
- ^ "Hollywood Flashback: 'Kent State,' When College Protests Were Considered Boffo TV". Hollywood Reporter. 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Kent State film gets mixed reviews". UPI. 9 February 1981.
- ^ a b "TV movie on shootings at Kent State 'left out the anger'". Asbury Park Press. 10 February 1981. p. 35.
- ^ "The drama of a tragedy". Newsday (Suffolk Edition) Part 2. 5 February 1981. p. 3.
External links
- Kent State at IMDb
- Kent State at Letterbox DVD
Kent State is a 1981 American television movie about the Kent State shootings directed by James Goldstone who won an Emmy for his work on the movie. It was filmed at Gadsden State Junior College in Alabama. [1] [2]
The film cost a reported $5 million. [3]
The film was based on two books: James Michener's Kent State: What Happened and Why? and The Kent State Coverupo by James Munves and Joseph Kelner. It was the strength of Michener's commercial reputation that sold the project to NBC. The original script was written by Gerald Green and then rewritten by Richard Kramer. Cast members of the film were reportedly unhappy with changes. [3] [4]
Cast
- Jane Fleiss
- Charley Lang
- Talia Balsam
- Keith Gordon
- Jeff McCracken
- Peter Miner
- Michael Higgins
- John Getz
- Michael Horton
- Ann Gillespie
- Shepperd Strudwick
- Roxanne Hart
- Steve Beauchamp
- David VandeBrake
- David Marshall
- Grant Gretchen West
- Margaret Dirolf
- Frederick Allen
- Bill Moses
- Jerome Dempsey
- George Coe
- Barry Snider
- Ron Frazier
- John Kellogg
- Betty Harper
- Daniel Aguar
- Mark Chamberlin
- Frederikke Borge
- Will Patton
- Ellen Barkin
References
- ^ "Hollywood Flashback: 'Kent State,' When College Protests Were Considered Boffo TV". Hollywood Reporter. 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Kent State film gets mixed reviews". UPI. 9 February 1981.
- ^ a b "TV movie on shootings at Kent State 'left out the anger'". Asbury Park Press. 10 February 1981. p. 35.
- ^ "The drama of a tragedy". Newsday (Suffolk Edition) Part 2. 5 February 1981. p. 3.
External links
- Kent State at IMDb
- Kent State at Letterbox DVD